The stirring, little-known story of the forerunners to today's Special Forces.The OSSOffice of Strategic Servicescreated under the command of William Donovan, has been celebrated for its c
The OSSOffice of Strategic Servicescreated under the command of William Donovan, has been celebrated for its cloak-and-dagger operations during World War II and as the precursor of the CIA. As the &am
In 1949, a newly minted branch of the CIA (the precursor of today’s National Clandestine Service), flush with money and burning with determination to roll back the Iron Curtain, embarked on the first
